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Metastatic masseter muscle tumour: a report of a case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Hajime Nakagawa ,
Yukiko Mizukami ,
Hiroshi Kimura ,
Yukio Watanabe  and
Naoya Kuwayama
Hajime Nakagawa*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan.
Yukiko Mizukami
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan.
Hiroshi Kimura
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan.
Yukio Watanabe
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan.
Naoya Kuwayama
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan.
*
Address for correspondence: Hajime Nakagawa, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, 930-01 Toyama, Japan. Fax: +81-764-34-5038
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Abstract

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Both primary and metastatic malignancies of the masseter muscle are rare. We report a case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the masseter muscle. It was incidentally found as a hypervascular mass in carotid angiography for delineating a recurrent metastatic brain tumour. Prior to surgical removal, intravascular embolization via the left facial artery was performed in order to decrease intra-operative bleeding. The tumour was removed with minimum damage to the muscle fibres by the extraoral method, followed by a transient lower lip palsy. Metastatic intramuscular tumours, which are assumed to be due to haematogenous spread, are generally a sign of poor prognosis.

Keywords

Carcinoma, renal cellNeoplasm metastasisMasseter muscle
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 2 , February 1996 , pp. 172 - 174
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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